People take the player ratings in Madden pretty seriously, but nobody takes them more seriously than the players themselves. And today the good folks over at EA Sports released the AFC East rosters and ratings for Madden NFL 10, predicting the Jets to have the second-best team in the division.

Gang Green garnered a 78 overall rating, good but certainly not great. That would get trampled in the NFC East _ the Giants barely topped that tough division with an 89 _ but it was good enough for a distant second behind New England (93) and just ahead of the Dolphins (77) and Bills (76).

Click the link to get the Jets’ full roster, or go to the jump to see what the folks over at EA had to say about the Jets: “M – A – R – K, Mark, Mark Mark! There is little doubt that rookie Mark Sanchez (78 OVR) will lead the Jets this year in what could be the most interesting division race in the NFL. Surrounding the first round pick is a pretty average receiving core led by Jerricho Cotchery (81 OVR / 87 AGL / 86 CAT) and TE Dustin Keller (86 SPD / 90 ACC). The Jets offense will be largely driven by the run game, one of the top in the league. Thomas Jones (90 OVR) leads the group with speedy backup Leon Washington (93 SPD / 95 AGL) and rookie Shone Greene. The Offensive Line is extremely strong with Center Nick Mangold (94 OVR) and LG Alan Faneca (97 OVR). The Jets vastly improved their Defense with the signing of LB Bart Scott (90 OVR / 85 Toughness) and was already led by CB Darrelle Revis (91 OVR). Opposing Running Backs with have trouble running through the Defensive Line with Kris Jenkins (95 OVR), one of the highest rated DL in the game.”